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2023-2040

DELTA 2 R/B(1)

DELTA 2 R/B(1) (NORAD 22447) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 December 2023 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 30 years, 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
22447
International designator
1993-007B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
3 Feb 1993Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Dec 2023Recorded time 21:53 UTC
Time in orbit
30 years, 10 months11,279 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
20.8°N to 20.8°SFinal inclination 20.8°
Mass
6,930 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 17.0°N, 66.0°W at 21:53 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 20.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 20.8°N and 20.8°S.

Life in orbit

30 years, 10 months

DELTA 2 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Came down with DELTA 2 R/B(1)

4 entries
2023-2042KALAMSAT-V2/PSLV2023-2043STARLINK-10702023-2044DRAGON CRS-292023-2041SL-16 DEB

From the same launch

1993-007
2002-0379DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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